It's Friday and many of you are gearing up for a weekend of MMOG mayhem. Three of our crack staff of editors have been in Paris eating baguettes, drinking wine and wearing funny hats. Strangely, they also do that when they are not in Paris. What they don't do when slumming around North America is spend time with the folks at Nevrax, the developers of Saga of Ryzom.

Nicole, Jeff and Byron are posting about their adventures. Drink some coffee, have a pastry and check out Saga of Ryzom, including some pictures from Paris.

Can European created games succeed in North America? Discuss!

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Exclusive new TenTonHammer.com Content!
Let us entertain you or at the very least waste some of your time at work.06.23.2006

• Exclusive: TenTonHammer Goes To Paris To See Saga Of Ryzom
  "We in North America know surprisingly little about Saga of Ryzom, a game which has quite a dedicated fanbase in Europe. Game developer Nevrax held a press junket this week in Paris, France to gain some well-deserved publicity for the game. Before we serve the main course of previews and interviews dedicated to the free "Ring of Ryzom" scenario editor to be released this summer, Ethec discusses what's already new and innovative about Saga of Ryzom and finds a surprising amount of local Parisian flavor in the game."
• Auto Assault: Update 1 - Lowdown On New Features
  "By now, you probably all know about Auto Assault's recently released Update 1! It has all sorts of features such as character re-specs, loot linking, and uber missions. Since these are some pretty new and exciting things, NCsoft and NetDevil were kind enough to provide the community with detailed explanations on all of the key points. "
• EverQuest 2: Social Mobs And Aggro Radius - Coyote
  "The monsters of Norrath are joining together, to conspire against the players, using mysterious techniques. Join Coyotee Sharptongue, as he goes deep into dungeons to discover the secret behind their new cooperation."
• EverQuest 2: Updated Splitpaw Guide
  "Updates to the Splitpaw Saga guide! Savanja brings our newest additions, in depth looks at the heroic version of the Arena and quest "Flitch's Prank" that takes you into the Hideout, to make navigating those unfamiliar tunnels far easier."
• EverQuest 2: Ogre Racial Quest Guide
  "Who better to explain how to do the Ogre racial quests than the infamous Krunnk himself? Look inside and follows Krunnk's adventure in completing some of his first quests."
• Vanguard: Saga of Heroes - This Week In The Forums
  "No time to check out the official Vanguard: Saga of Heroes forums? Aunraye has gathered this week's round-up of fun, interesting, or controversial posts for you. Among the topics: the diplomacy sphere, grinding, preventing perma-camping, and in-game emotes."
• Vanguard: Saga of Heroes - Gaming Addiction: Reality Or Myth?
  "Addicted--we use the term often in modern society to say we're hopelessly attracted to things like chocolate, or Starbucks (that's Tim Horton's for our Canadian friends), or online gaming. But while chocolate and Starbucks addictions may not be real (I swear they are)...what about that last one? In this week's Mercurial Thoughts, Mercurie talks gaming addiction. How is addiction defined, and does gaming addiction fit the definition? "

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Vin Diesel Fact of the Day - All your base are belong to Vin Diesel.

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Now on to the real world. You can't make this stuff up. My apologies to Karen for crediting one of her stories to another contributor.

• Sexless In Japan [Thanks Karen]
  Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan vying for lead roles.
• Total Eclipse In Canada[Thanks Darren]
  A nice, clean, polite eclipse.
• Clerk Gets Six Months For Soda Urination [Thanks Matt]
  Do the doo.
• Police Find Marijuana In Man's Fold Of Fat [Thanks Matt]
  Also found, 12 ships though lost in Bermuda Triangle, Tom Cruise's humility.
• Harlequin Meets NASCAR [Thanks Matt]
  Does bad-boy Ricky Joe Bob fall for Betty Sue Passive? Read on...
• Sea Lions And Dolphins May Join War Games
  Still deciding how to get lasers strapped to their heads.
• Robot Logger That Works Underwater
  All hail our amphibious robotic lumberjack overlords!

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-- John "Boomjack" Hoskin